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''Clitoria fairchildiana'', the ''sombreiro'', is a flowering plant species in the genus '' Clitoria'' found in
''Clitoria fairchildiana'', the ''sombreiro'', is a flowering plant species in the genus '' Clitoria'' found in Campina Grande
Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called '' agreste''. It is considered one ...
, Brazil.
The rotenoid
Rotenoids are naturally occurring substances containing a cis-fused tetrahydrochromeno ,4-bhromene nucleus. Many have insecticidal activity, such as the prototypical member of the family, rotenone. Rotenoids are related to the isoflavones.
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s clitoriacetal, stemonacetal, 6-deoxyclitoriacetal, 11-deoxyclitoriacetal, 9-demethylclitoriacetal and stemonal can be isolated from ''C. fairchildiana''.Antiinflammatory activity of rotenoids from Clitoria fairchildiana. munoz da Silva, B. and Paz Parente, J. (2002), Phytotherapy Research, 16: 87–88,
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fairchildiana Plants described in 1967 {{Phaseoleae-stub